cumbrous

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective

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[edit] Etymology

From cumber + -ous.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈkʌmbɹəs/

[edit] Adjective

cumbrous (comparative more cumbrous, superlative most cumbrous)

1. Unwieldy because of its weight; cumbersome.
   • 1946: In the course of thousands of years, this cumbrous system developed into alphabetic writing. — Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, ch. 1